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Bell Ringer
List some reasons why you think that some new businesses have almost immediate success while others fail miserably.The main idea:
Successful companies must be able to understand the needs and wants of customers. Marketing research provides information to help a business plan, solve problems and make decisions regarding its products and services.
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Marketing Information Systems
Marketing Co-Op: Chapter 28.1
Define Marketing Research
The process and methods used to gather information, analyze it, and report findings related to marketing goods and services
What is it used for?
Identify opportunities in marketing
Solve marketing problems
Implement marketing plans
Monitor marketing performance and effectiveness
Company’s can use the research to:
Determine customer attitudes and preferences
Test product features
Determine market size and growth potential
Learn about competitors
Determine buying cycles
Understand company’s public perception
Why is Market Research Important
If businesses don’t pay attention to marketing research they could make costly marketing mistakes about: What products to produce What price to sell product for Who will buy the product How to promote the product
Who uses Marketing Research?
Individual Businesses Various manufacturers Wholesalers Retailers Local, state and federal governments Non-profit organizations
Lean Cuisine
Marketing Research Example: Stouffers:13 years doing research
before starting Lean Cuisine They studies consumers interest and
health dieting They studied panelist to determine
what people liked/disliked about their healthy meals
When they launched the Lean Cuisine line it was a major success with $125 Million in sales in the first year
Marketing Information Systems
Define: What is database marketing? A process of designing, creating and managing customer
lists
Identify: What data should be included in marketing information systems? Customer profile data, company records, competitors
records
Analyze: What are some uses for customer lists? Locating, selecting and targeting customers with special
programs
Database Marketing
Database marketing, or customer relationship management, is the process of designing creating and managing consumer lists
Database marketing lists are developed from the following: Face-to-face sales Direct mail Telephone or email purchases Service requests Website visits
What do companies do with this information?
The information collected about consumers is stored in computer databases
Example: American Express Their database includes what customers buy, where
they buy it, where they dine out and how much money they spend
The company uses this info to send their card members special customized offers on products, hotels, restaurants, etc
Using Technology to Gather Information
Customer Loyalty Programs Many businesses use loyalty
programs The program offers discounts and
other rewards to shop at a specific retailer
Companies use the loyalty to cards to compile information in their databases
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Types, Trends, and Limitations of
Marketing ResearchMarketing Co-Op 28.2
Quantitative vs. Qualitative
Quantitative Answers questions has
to “how many” or “how much”
Relies heavily on questionnaires to obtain info
Qualitative Focuses on small
number of people Answers questions as
to “why” or “how”
Attitude Research
Also known as opinion research -designed to obtain info on how people feel
For example: Best Buy Geek Squad Calling after service to
see how satisfied the customer was with their service
Market Intelligence
Concerned with: the location and size of a market the competition segmentation within the market for a
particular product Data is used to assemble a profile of:
Present and potential customers Competition The overall industry
Helps define target markets for particular products and services
Media Research
Also know as advertising research Determines the effectiveness of various media to
advertise a good or service Can be conducted before or after a media campaign Media Research measures:
Audience – number of people exposed to the media Frequency – number of times a viewer is exposed to the
media Reach – percentage of the target audience that sees
the media Ratings – total number of audience impressions
delivered over a set period of time
Product Research
Evaluates a products design, packaging and usage
Information is also collected about competitors products
Product and packaging is designed, tested, and changed if needed
Limitations of Marketing Research
The amount of information that is gathered is limited by the amount of money and time a company can afford to spend
Test markets may give feedback, but it doesn’t mean they will buy the product later
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